Total Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ross Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ross Road (SE25 6SB) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Road (SE25 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Holmewood Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmewood Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Michael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Michael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grangecliffe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grangecliffe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
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Data Sources

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